Terrell Owens Facing Jail Time Over Missed Court Date And Owes $20k In Back Child Support

Pay up or get locked up TO

Terrell Owens is desperate for a return to the NFL, but it appears he may be closer to spending time behind bars. Owens failed to show up at a child support hearing in Atlanta on Thursday according to reports:

The judge, John Goger reset the hearing for July 19, but warned that if Owens fails to show up again, he could be thrown in the slammer.

David Hartin, Owens’ attorney, took the blame for the former NFL superstar’s absence, claiming there was a miscommunication.

The 38-year-old Owens is $20,000 behind on child support payments. Melanie Smith, the mother of Owens’ 7-year-old daughter, says that he’s stiffed her on child support payments for months. Under the terms of a previous agreement, Owens is supposed to pay Smith $5,000 a month, so Owens is presumably four months behind on payments.

“It’s a tragedy, not only that we are here today; this is the third case she has had to file in the last year,” Smith’s attorney Randy Kessler told the TV station.

Damn! When you decide to have hella kids, you gotta be responsibly ballin’ enough to be able to pay for them too. Get your life together Terrell!

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